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Cat Tricks! ActivityCat Tricks! Activity
Publisher
Seussville
Resource Details
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Grade
Pre-K - 2nd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Hands-on Activity
Year
2010
Activity

Cat Tricks!

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This Cat Tricks! activity also includes:
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  • The Wonderful World of Dr. Seuss!
  • A Hatful of Seuss!
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Who knew a cat could do so many things!? In Dr. Seuss's world, a lot can happen, but what can your pupils do? Have them practice some fun motions and sounds by going through the list provided here.

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Concepts

the cat in the hat, dr. seuss, jumping jacks, the alphabet

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Celebrate Dr. Seuss Day by asking kids to wiggle their noses, spell Lorax, and more
  • Use these silly movements as brain breaks during the day

Classroom Considerations

  • See the materials for matching activities that go with Dr. Seuss's collection of books as well as another physical activity to try out
  • Kids will need to have read at least The Cat in the Hat for this activity; they'll need to have read others to complete all of the additional materials

Pros

  • All the materials are paired with full-color images from the books
  • Provides plenty of ways for kids to move around, and relates the story to what they are doing

Cons

  • None

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